Bitchat tops app charts in Uganda as authorities cut internet
Ugandan officials claimed that they could also shut down the internet-free, encrypted messaging app last week, but haven't done so yet....
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How Iran switched off the internet â and Iranians fought back
Tehran went from âhalal internetâ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out...
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UK launches investigation into Musk's Grok amidst global backlash
Grok - the AI chatbot developed my Elon Musk's company - is facing growing international backlash for being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images. Malaysia and Indonesia have ...
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UK rolls back digital ID for work checks as privacy fears drive backlash
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped plans to make digital ID mandatory for workers after a backlash over âOrwellianâ surveillance fears....
8hCoinTelegraphPolitics
Germany news: Reservist union head wants troops in Greenland
The president of the German Armed Forces' reservists says European troops should be sent to Greenland to block a US takeover of the territory. Meanwhile, heating bills are set to soar amid a harsh win...
7hDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact
Minnesota: Prosecutors reportedly resign over federal probe
Several state prosecutors have reportedly resigned over the lack of a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. The US Justice Department denies the...
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Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams accused of $2.5 million crypto ârug pullâ as his NYC Token crashes
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has come under fire after his new cryptocurrency token crashed just hours following its launch on Monday. As reported by CoinDesk , Adams' "NYC Token" hit a $580 million ma...
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Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue
The Senate passed a bill that could give people who've found their likeness deepfaked into sexually-explicit images without their consent a new way to fight back. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images an...
20hThe VergePoliticsImpact
Macron brandishing 'threat of dissolution' as budget talks resume, although 'unlikely'
Crucial budget talks are resuming in French parliament, as MPs have failed to secure the 2026 budget in time last year. President Emmanuel Macron has brandished the threat of dissolution in case parti...
1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
Thailandâs election turns into a cash splash contest to win votes
Thailandâs election season has triggered a dizzying array of cash giveaway offers from parties vying for votes, from a US$2,000 payment for newborns to debt write-offs and US$100 monthly top-ups for t...
1dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact
How business leaders are responding to Trump's plan to cap credit card interest rates, from JPMorgan to SoFi
Business leaders like Klarna's CEO support Trump's credit card cap proposal, while major banks and investors warn of risks. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump proposes a 10% cap on c...
6hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact
Russian oil firm says it will keep its Venezuela assets after US military operation
Russia and Venezuela maintain a strategic partnership spanning energy, defense, and diplomacy. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images Russia's state-owned Roszarubezhneft says its Venezuelan oil assets belong t...
10hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact
Powell criminal probe upends Trump's search for a new Fed chair
White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett (left) and former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh are leading prediction market odds for the likehood of becoming President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Rese...
1dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact
China's much-hyped radars appear to have been of little help when the US launched its massive air assault against Venezuela
China's JY-27A radar didn't appear to be effective during the US raid on Venezuela. US Air Force Photo Venezuela's Chinese air defense radars weren't game-changing during the US raid to capture Maduro...
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Read Jerome Powell's letter to senators following his testimony about renovations to the Fed building
Jerome Powell, a particularly mild-mannered speaker, slammed recent attempts to intimidate his department. Li Yuanqing/Xinhua via Getty Images The DOJ is probing Jerome Powell over his congressional t...
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